hit bottom

hit bottom

To reach the lowest or worst point of a decline I knew I had hit bottom when I missed my son's birthday party. That's when I knew I needed to get help. Prices have been falling for weeks during the crash, but the economy has finally hit bottom.
See also: bottom, hit
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

hit bottom

Fig. to reach the lowest or worst point. Our profits have hit bottom. This is our worst year ever. When my life hit bottom, I began to feel much better. I knew that if there was going to be any change, it would be for the better.
See also: bottom, hit
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

hit bottom

Also, touch bottom. Reach the worst or lowest point. For example, When he lost his job again they knew they had hit bottom, or When wheat prices touch bottom, the farmers will be up in arms. [Second half of 1800s]
See also: bottom, hit
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
See also:
  • tell a (little) white lie
  • knew
  • act on instinct
  • an open secret
  • a new one (on me)
  • a new one on
  • a new one on me
  • (one's) work is cut out for (one)
  • gray power
  • a night out
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Genseric Kusunga suffered a hamstring injury as Dundee hit bottom and boss Jim McIntyre said: "It wasn't good enough.
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Mid-table Hexham hit bottom side Cramlington Town for six without reply as Vinny Proudlock and Robbie Pattinson both notched twice, Kurtis Harvey and Hamish Forsyth also on the mark.
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He took time out to enjoy "a gaudy girl-filled life in Los Angeles" - but quickly went back to business, making a fortune during The Great Depression by buying shares in firms that hit bottom. Some acquisitions grew to 100 times what he paid.
Billions did not buy happiness
''Given the big drop that we've had the big question is, when does oil hit bottom?'' said Jeff Carbone, a senior partner at Cornerstone Financial Partners in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Rough day for markets as oil drops
BANKING AND CREDIT NEWS-August 5, 2014-HSBC half year profits fall 12% as low interest rates and slowdown in trading volumes hit bottom line
HSBC half year profits fall 12% as low interest rates and slowdown in trading volumes hit bottom line
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HSBC half year profits fall 12% as low interest rates and slowdown in trading volumes hit bottom line
The article said, "The two lower-priced tiers have recovered the most from their trough levels (both hit bottom in March 2011), with the low-price tier recovering 35.8 percent from the trough and the low-to-middle tier recovering 30.5 percent from the trough.
April's home prices up 10.5 percent year-over-year
MARK CONNOLLY scored four times as Bala hit bottom side Afan Lido for six to record their biggest away win in the league.
Connolly scores four in Bala rout
But its too early to say we have certainly hit bottom. But I am hopeful that (growth) would be around five per cent," he said.
RBI Governor urges political parties to pass key economic bills
Summary: France has yet to hit bottom. The unemployment rate in Europe's second-largest economy rose again in the last quarter of last year to 10.6 percent, putting new pressure on President Francois Hollande's rollout a controversial labor-market reform.
French jobless rate up again in Q4
Japan's exports to China this year are likely to rebound gradually as the Chinese economy is believed to have hit bottom in the third quarter of last year, a JETRO official said.
Japan-China trade in 2012 down 3.3% partly on territorial row
But ANA President Shinichiro Ito said, "Business demand is on a recovery track, and the downtrend in passengers has hit bottom."
ANA to continue to use smaller planes on Japan-China routes in Dec
I think the place has to hit bottom before they realize they've got a problem and ...
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Wigan hit bottom in late October and only once found themselves out of the bottom three until a 1-0 success over Manchester United on April 11 but eventually eased clear of the drop zone thanks to a truly remarkable sequence of results towards the end of the campaign.
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